Given name & surname
Kirklin
“a man of the church”
Kirklin is a variant of Kirk. One interpretation is “a man of the church.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kirklin is a variant of Kirk. One interpretation is “a man of the church.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kirklin is a variant of Kirk. An origin associated with Kirk is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kirklin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 97
- 97 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 166 as a first name in 2020; 1,141 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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